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EATON, James Barron - Date of
birth
9 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Taylorsville, Smith County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Taylorsville, Smith County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34279502 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
29 October 1944 - Place of
death
Luneville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James H. Eaton (father)
Martha E. (Barron) Eaton (mother)
Ethel K. Eaton (sister)
Mary A. Eaton (sister)
More information
S/Sgt James B. Eaton attended high school for four years and was a cotton ginner before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 12 June 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / PMH Gedcom File, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy